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*'''1915''' North West Frontier | *'''1915''' North West Frontier | ||
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| + | *''Twenty First Hussars Regimental Gazetteer''. This journal was first published in Lucknow in 1872 and at least one issue, possibly more , is available at the [[British Library]] | ||
| + | *''The Vedette : the Journal of the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers''. Volume 1 1911/1912 to Volume 9, 1919 appear in the catalogue of the [[National Army Museum]] | ||
| + | *''The White Lancer and the Vedette : the Regimental Journal of the 17th/21st Lancers ''. Volume 11-12 1923-1924, Volume 16 1928 and some editions in the 1930s and beyond appear in the catalogue of the [[National Army Museum]] | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071222005619/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D21b(L).htm 21st Lancers] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071114202145/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d21b.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site<br> | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071222005619/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/cav/D21b(L).htm 21st Lancers] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071114202145/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-cav/d21b.htm deployments] www.regiments.org, an archived site<br> | ||
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**[http://www.qrlassociation.co.uk/m_history_1721.htm History: 17th/21st Lancers] | **[http://www.qrlassociation.co.uk/m_history_1721.htm History: 17th/21st Lancers] | ||
*[http://peek-01.livejournal.com/23643.html The Life and Death of Lieutenant Neville Rudd Thompson of the 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers] by Ross Dix-Peek. Lieutenant Thompson and the 21st Lancers, and their part in the Battle at Shabkadar on the 5 September 1915 on the [[North West Frontier Campaigns| North West Frontier]] . The regiment spend the duration of World War One (1914-1919) in India, in that region. | *[http://peek-01.livejournal.com/23643.html The Life and Death of Lieutenant Neville Rudd Thompson of the 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers] by Ross Dix-Peek. Lieutenant Thompson and the 21st Lancers, and their part in the Battle at Shabkadar on the 5 September 1915 on the [[North West Frontier Campaigns| North West Frontier]] . The regiment spend the duration of World War One (1914-1919) in India, in that region. | ||
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Revision as of 02:31, 12 October 2012
Also known as 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
Chronology
- 1858 raised as the 3rd Bengal European Light Cavalry for service in the Indian Mutiny
- 1860 renamed the 2nd Bengal European Cavalry
- 1862 formally moved into the British Army and titled the 21st Regiment of Hussars
- 1897 redesignated as the 21st Lancers
- 1898 renamed the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers
- 1921 renamed the 21st Lancers (Empress of India's)
- 1922 amalgamated with the 17th Lancers, to form the 17th/21st Lancers
- 1993 amalgamated with the 16th/5th Queen's Royal Lancers to form the Queen's Royal Lancers
Service in British India
- 1858 Indian Mutiny
- 1862 India
- 1887 Madras
- 1889 Bangalore
- 1893 Secunderabad
- 1896 Egypt
- 1912 Rawalpindi
- 1914 Risalpur
- 1915 North West Frontier
- 1919 Meerut
Regimental Journals
- Twenty First Hussars Regimental Gazetteer. This journal was first published in Lucknow in 1872 and at least one issue, possibly more , is available at the British Library
- The Vedette : the Journal of the 21st (Empress of India's) Lancers. Volume 1 1911/1912 to Volume 9, 1919 appear in the catalogue of the National Army Museum
- The White Lancer and the Vedette : the Regimental Journal of the 17th/21st Lancers . Volume 11-12 1923-1924, Volume 16 1928 and some editions in the 1930s and beyond appear in the catalogue of the National Army Museum
External Links
- 21st Lancers including deployments www.regiments.org, an archived site
- 21st Hussars Wikipedia
- 17th/21st Lancers Wikipedia
- Queens Royal Lancers Wikipedia
- The Queen's Royal Lancers Regimental Museum. Covers the 5th, 16th, 17th, and 21st Lancers
- The Life and Death of Lieutenant Neville Rudd Thompson of the 21st (Empress of India’s) Lancers by Ross Dix-Peek. Lieutenant Thompson and the 21st Lancers, and their part in the Battle at Shabkadar on the 5 September 1915 on the North West Frontier . The regiment spend the duration of World War One (1914-1919) in India, in that region.
